Garment rack



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Patented June 19, 1951 GARMENT RACK Edwin H. Cordes, Bayside, N. Y.

Application January 25, 1949, Serial No. 72,638

3 Claims. (Cl. 211176) This invention relates to an adjustable clothesrack and more particularly to a clothes rack used for display purposes.

One object of the invention is to provide an adjustable garment-rackwhich is of simple construction and easy to adjust for supportinggarments of various lengths.

Another object is the provision of arack of improved appearance while atthe same time providing convenient access to the garments supported onthe rack for display and sales purposes in retail and other stores.

A further object is to provide a rack which is especially well adaptedto be made of wood, although the rack may be made of other materials.

A yet further object is generally to provide a rack of improvedconstruction and appearance.

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the inventionwill be more fully understood from the following description consideredin connection with the accompanying illustrative drawings which show apreferred embodiment of the adjustable clothes rack of this invention.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a clothes rack embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a side view of part of the rack;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 with portions shown in section;

Fig. 4 is a side view of part of the cross-bar at the point where thecard holder is attached;

Fig. 5 is a sectional View along line 5-5 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a sectional view along line 6 -6 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary view, on a larger scale, of the upright of therack with a portion thereof shown in section;

Fig. 8 is a side view, partly in section, of a holding element providedin the rack;

Fig. 9 is a sectional view on the line 9-9 of Fig. 1.

In the drawings, the clothes rack It comprises four uprights il joinedin pairs by spacing and connecting members ll at the opposite ends ofthe rack. Each pair of uprights ll is joined by a runner or longitudinalconnecting member l9 secured to members ll. Each upright II, of onepair, cooperates with a companion upright ll, of the other pair, toadjustably support a crossbar l5, as will hereinafter be described.G-arments (not shown here) may be suspended, side by side, from hangershung from both crossbars l5.

Uprights H are each preferably made-of two initially separate sections35, as indicated in Fig. 6. Said uprights are preferably made of wood.Each section 35 has a cut-out portion 36 which extends longitudinallypartly down the inner surface thereof. The companion sections 35 arejoined together by glue, or any other suitable means, to form alongitudinal channel, within the upper part of upright I I, preferablyrectangu-' lar in cross-section, as in Fig. 6. It will be understood,however, that the interior channel may have other cross-sections, forexample, circular, elliptical, etc., to accommodate the particular shapeof the rod inserted therein. Layers of veneer 39 or other suitablecoverings conceal the joints of sections 35. In the illustratedembodiment, rod 20, preferably rectangular in crosssection, is axiallydisposed within the channel 36 of upright H for slidable movementtherein. It will be understood that rod 20 may have a circular,elliptical, or other cross-section, to be insertable into a specificallyshaped channel. Rod 2!} .is' preferably formed of metal but may beformed of wood, plastic or any other substance strong enough for thepurpose intended herein. As shown in Fig. 9 the lower parts of uprightsII are preferably unchanneled. Rod 20 is freely slidable within andprojects out of upright H. Said rod is provided with a plurality ofspaced transverse apertures 29, for the purpose to be hereinafterdescribed. Upright H is provided with transverse aperture 30 tocooperate with a selected aperture 29 in rod 233 in the verticallyadjusted position thereof. A pin l3, having a grooved portion [A and aball or other suitably shaped head it, is removably insertable intoaperture 3s] and through one of the apertures 29 in rod 20. Groove I4 isslightly wider than rod 28 whereby the rod sits in the groove, lockingpin [3 in position, as in Fig. 7. Pin i3 is preferably formed of metal,but may be formed of wood, plastic or any other substance strong enoughto retain rod 28 in position. The pin is threaded at one end to receivehead i6 shaped for easy grasping of the pin. Pin 13 is readily removablefrom upright l I by slightly raising rod 20 to clear the sides of grooveI4. As illustrated by the dotted lines at the top of Fig. 7, rod 20 ismovable in upright I l to align its different apertures 29 with aperture36 for the insertion of pin l3 whereby the rod will project from theupright for a predetermined distance.

Upright H is preferably formed of upper part 33 and lower part 34 whichare mutually angularly disposed to diverge from the center of theupright. Due to the diverging disposition of the upper portion 33, therod 20 travels obliquely when moved outwardly from upright ll. While thelower portions as have been illustrated as diverging to provide a widermount for the rack, it will be understood that the lower portions 34 maybe Vertical and the upper portions 33 alone made to diverge from thevertical lower portion, or the upper parts may be vertical and. thelower parts may be inclined, or said uprights may be vertical for theirfull lengths.

Uprights l l are preferably provided with metal wear sleeves l2 at theentrance to the channels: therein, respectively. Rod 20 has a turnedportion 2i at the top thereof. Cross-bar l5, preferably a hollow metaltube, has inserted at each end thereof, a turned plug 24, preferably ofmetal, Plug 26 is provided with a transverse aperture into which isfitted the turned portion.

2|, through an opening in the underside of the cross-bar. Turned portion2| is secured in plug 24 b a screw 25, or in any other suitable way. Inthis manner, each cross-bar I5 is supported at each end, by one rod 20retained within one upright of each pair, as illustrated.

Connecting members I! are preferably made of wood and are provided withintegral lateral extensions or tongues 3'1, shown in dotted lines inFig. 1. Each extension 37 is fitted and glued into a companion grooveprovided in the center of upright H. The extensions 31, when securedinto the cooperating grooves in uprights ll, retain both uprights ofeach pair in proper spaced relationship, as illustrated. It will beunderstood that other means may be used to join the uprights andconnecting spacers IT, for example, dowels may be carried by the spacerand be forced into cooperating openings in the uprights. Runner l9,preferabl made of wood, serves to retain the spacers ll for the uprightsH in their proper spaced relation. Runner l9 and spacers I! are joinedtogether by angles 22, as shown in Fig. 1. Screws 3 l, or any othersuitable means, are used to fasten the angles in the corners formed whenrunner I9 is placed substantially perpendicularly to the inner surfacesof spacers ll. Dowels 32, carried by each end of runner l9, are fittedinto cooperating apertures in the center of spacers ll. It will beunderstood that the projecting portions 31 on spacers l extend intouprights ll below the lower ends of channels 36. It will be furtherunderstood that spacers l7 and runner I3, although preferably made ofwood, may be fabricated from metal, plastic or any other substancesuitable for the purpose of the present invention.

The manner of using the rack is considered obvious from the abovedescription. It will be noted that either cross-bar I5 is verticalladjustable independently of the other so that longer garments or otherarticles may be suspended by their hangers from one suitably adjustedcross-bar while shorter garments may be suspended by their hangers fromthe other suitably adjusted cross-bar. For example, as shown in Fig. 1the cross-bar [5 at the right is at a higher position than the othercross-bar. The inclination of the upper parts 33 of the uprights ispreferably such that the garments supported by the cross-bars are notcrowded against runner [9, although cross connecting members, ll may becomparatively short, The lower ends of uprights l I may be. providedwith casters or slide. domes (not shown), as will. be readilyunderstood.

It will be noted that the rack l0 may be shipped to its destination indisassembled or knock-down form and thereafter easily assembled. In thisconnection it will be noted that runner I9 is removably secured tomembers I! by the screw fastened angle members 22, and that bars I5 arereleasably secured to rods by end members 24 and screws 25. Accordingly,the rack ma be shipped with runner l9 and bars l5 disconnected from theother parts of the rack, in a shipping container of comparatively smallsize, or the rack may be disassembled for storage purposes.

Card holders 23 may be provided for the garments carried by the hangers(not shown) suspended from cross-bars [5, for purposes of displa orotherwise, said card holders may be affixed to the center or othersuitable part of each cross-bar [5. Each card holder 23 is provided witha rod 38 which is affixed to and passes through a saddle 26. Saddle 26is preferably curved to conform to the portion of cross-bar [5 uponwhich it rests, as shown in Fig. 5. Rod

38 extends through. aligned openings in the top and bottom of cross-barl5 and through a Wash- .er 2? on the underside of cross-bar 15. The end.of rod 38 projecting from the underside of cross- .bar i5 is threadedto receive a wing nut 28 which is screwed onto rod 38 to retain cardholder 23 in position.

Thus, it is seen that the clothes rack described above is well adaptedto accomplish the. objects of the invention. Although primarily intendedas a display rack, it will be understood that the rack may be equallywell used in storerooms, checkrooms and homes. Various changes may bemade without departing from the underlying idea of the invention withinthe scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

1. An adjustable rack comprising a first pair of upright members, eachof said members having mutually diverging portions, said members of thepair being spaced in mutual diverging relationship, a second pair ofupright members spaced from said first pair, each of the upright membersof said second pair having similar mutually diverging portions and themembers of the second pair being spaced in mutual divergingrelationship, each of said upright members having a longitudinal channelin the upper portion thereof and having a rod axially adjustable in saidchannel, a pair of laterally spaced crossbars, extending longitudinallybetween said first and second pairs of upright members, each of saidbars being supported by a rod of one of said pairs of upright membersand by a rod of said other pair of upright members, and adjustablethereby in mutually intersecting planes.

2. An adjustable rack comprising a first pair of upright members, eachof said members having mutually diverging portions, said members of thepair being spaced in mutual diverging relationship, a second pair ofupright members spaced from said first pair, each of the upright membersof said second pair having similar mutually diverging portions and themembers of the second air being spaced in mutual diverging relationship,transverse members interposed and extending between the companionupright members of each pair and connecting the members of each pair infixed relation and disposed in position intermediate the divergingportions of the upright members of the pair to which said transversemembers are connected, respectively, a longitudinal member extendingbetween said transverse members and rigidly connecting them to eachother, and longitudinal garment supporting bars extending betweencorrespondingly positioned upright members of difierent airs andsupported thereby in position at the top of the rack, said bars beingdisposed laterally outwardly of the plane of said longitudinalconnecting member.

3. An adjustable rack comprising a first pair of upright members, eachof said members having mutually diverging portions, said members of thepair being spaced in mutual diverging relationship, a second pair ofupright members spaced from said first pair, each of the upright membersof said second pair having similar mutually diverging portions and themembers of the second pair being spaced in mutual divergingrelationship, transverse members interposed and extending between thecompanion upright members of each pair and connecting the members ofeach pair infixed relation and disposed in position intermediate thediverging portions of the upright members of the pair to which saidtransverse members are connected, respectively, a longitudinal memberextending between said transverse members and rigidly connecting them toeach other, each of said upright members having a longitudinal channelin the upper portion thereof and having a rod axially adjustable in saidchannel, a pair of laterally spaced crossbars, extending longitudinallybetween said first and second pairs of upright members, each of saidbars being supported by a rod of one of said pairs of upright membersand by a rod of said other pair of upright members, and adjustablethereby in mutually intersecting planes.

EDWIN H. CORDES.

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